Venezuelan Boeing 747-300 belonging to EMTRASUR and grounded under bogus circumstances in Argentina. Photo: La Nacion/GDA.
Monday, August 8, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA–TCP) condemned the United States intention to hijack the plane belonging to EMTRASUR, a subsidiary of the Venezuelan airline Conviasa, held in Argentina since June 6 under false allegations.
Through a statement, ALBA-TCP described as “illegitimate and illegal” the request of the United States Department of Justice to seize the aircraft.
“The illegitimate and illegal seizure order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a consequence of the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US government that threaten the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” reads the document, published by the secretary of ALBA-TCP, Sasha Llorenti, on his Twitter account.
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Los Estados miembros del @ALBATCP expresan su profunda condena a la ilegal solicitud del Departamento de Justicia de los EEUU, realizada el 02 de agosto de 2022, de incautar un avión Boeing 747, propiedad de la venezolana Empresa de Transporte Aerocargo del Sur. pic.twitter.com/MdqNOboQDk
— Sacha Llorenti (@SachaLlorenti) August 8, 2022
The regional alliance called on the international community to demand the lifting of coercive measures and a halt to this new attack against the Venezuelan people.
“ALBA-TCP supports the legal measures undertaken by the Venezuelan government to secure its assets,” the text adds.
Venezuela’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Faría thanked ALBA-TCP for its support.
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“On behalf of President Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan people, we appreciate the forceful condemnation of the member states of ALBA-TCP, faced with the illegal action of the US Department of Justice, in its intention to steal one more asset from the Venezuelan State,” the Venezuelan foreign minister wrote on his Twitter account.
En nombre del Presidente @NicolasMaduro y del Pueblo Venezolano, agradecemos la condena contundente de los Estados miembros del @ALBATCP ante la acción ilegal del Departamento de Justicia de los EE.UU. en su intención de robar un activo más del Estado Venezolano. https://t.co/Wbod6BJF8d
— Carlos Faria (@Fariacrt) August 8, 2022
This Monday, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, urged Venezuela’s supporters to activate “a great campaign” against the sanctions and the persecution of Venezuela, and to support Venezuela’s efforts to recover assets and goods of the state withheld abroad. In addition, Maduro demanded more decisive actions from the Argentinian government
Similar action was presented by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which demanded that the Argentinian government, headed by Alberto Fernández, hand over to Venezuela the plane grounded in June and owned by a Venezuelan company.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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